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Use of a Commercially Available Flight Simulator During Aircrew Performance Testing
(1991)
  • S. A. Shappell, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory
  • B. J. Bartosh, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory
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Abstract
Investigations of aircrew sustained operations (SUSOPS) have been criticized for employing tasks with no apparent
external validity. Because measures obtained directly from aviators flying high-performance aircraft are difficult to
obtain, a laboratory compromise is needed. High-fidelity flight simulators used for aircrew training offer the most
realistic simulation, but their availability is limited. Personal computer-based flight simulators may provide adequate
simulation in, the laboratory at a rea.sonable cost. This report describes a representative research protocol using a
commercially available flight simulator during a simulated aircrew SUSOP.
Keywords
  • sustained operations,
  • flight simulation,
  • task performance,
  • research methods,
  • AGARD STRES battery,
  • dichotic listening test
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Publication Date
November, 1991
Comments
NAMRL Technical Memorandum 91-2. AD-A245 922.
Citation Information
S. A. Shappell and B. J. Bartosh. "Use of a Commercially Available Flight Simulator During Aircrew Performance Testing" (1991)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/scott-shappell/72/